Battles in Argyll and Bute
9 battles fought in Argyll and Bute (Scotland), in date order. Every battle is on the map; click one for its official boundary (where there is one), date and history.
What battles were fought in Argyll and Bute?
This site maps 9 battles in Argyll and Bute, from the Battle of Red Ford (1294) to the Battle of Loup Hill (1689).
How many battlefields in Argyll and Bute are officially listed?
None of them are on the Inventory of Historic Battlefields (Historic Environment Scotland).
The war with the most battles here is the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (2).
All battles in Argyll and Bute
- Battle of Red Ford 1294medieval
- Battle of the Pass of Brander 1308Wars of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Bloody Bay 1480roses
- Battle of Traigh Ghruinneart 1598tudor
- Battle of Glen Fruin 1603tudor
- Battle of Lagganmore 1646Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- Battle of Dunaverty 1647civil-wars
- Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss 1647Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- Battle of Loup Hill 1689Jacobite rising of 1689
Counties: ceremonial counties in England (Yorkshire as the whole historic county), council areas in Scotland, principal areas in Wales and counties in Ireland, assigned from each battle’s map position using Natural Earth boundaries (public domain). Battles near a border may fall on the other side.